If, like Woody Allen, you find that one of life's greatest pleasures is watching old movies in the afternoon, you'll be pleased to hear that Park Circus have completed a deal with Warner Bros to bring more of their classic works back to cinema screens. Alongside the likes of The Jazz Singer, Mildred Pierce and A Clockwork Orange are films by other companies that Warner Bros now control, such as The Shawshank Redemption and My Own Private Idaho.
Since Park Circus started out in 2003, digitally restoring damaged prints, they've seen a rapid growth in the market for classic re-releases. This corresponds with shifting demographics as more older people make cinema a regular part of their lives, but there are also large numbers of young people enthusiastic about the chance to see famous works the way they were intended. "The market just keeps getting bigger and bigger," said Park Circus representative Paul Dale.
This market isn't restricted to the UK and US, where the company have offices, but is spreading across the English-speaking world. Now with so many titles available for distribution, Park Circus' biggest difficulty will be in deciding where to start.
